Childhood and youth
The actress was born in Moscow. My parents had nothing to do with creative professions. Father Vladimir Kopnin was the rector of the church parish, his mother studied precious stones. When the girl was still very young, her parents divorced, and her mother married businessman Semyon Goldenberg, who raised Katya as his own daughter. Semyon is the cousin of the famous Soviet actor Emmanuel Vitorgan, so famous artists often visited the family.
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Actress Ekaterina Arkharova
Looking at them, Ekaterina herself dreamed of being creative, but in her early childhood she was more attracted to the fine arts. The girl attended an art studio, where she learned the art of drawing. She also went to music school and played the piano.
When Katya was 14 years old, the family immigrated to Italy. A new country, culture, language - all this motivated the girl to develop creatively. She thoroughly mastered the Italian language and graduated from the Roman Classical Lyceum, a diploma from which allowed graduates to choose any faculty at the National University.
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Ekaterina Arkharova in childhood
Her parents, dreaming of seeing their daughter as a lawyer, sent her to the path of law, but Ekaterina chose her own path and entered the acting department of the National School of Italian Cinema, which she graduated in 1997. At film school she studied in the workshop of the famous actor Vittorio Gassman.
Family, childhood
Ekaterina is a native Muscovite. She was born in 1975 into a fairly wealthy family (Arkharova’s father was the head of a construction company). And although her parents did not have any craving for art, nevertheless, the famous artists Emmanuel Vitorgan and Alexander Abdulov turned out to be close friends of the family. Apparently, this to some extent influenced the girl’s further choice of profession.
In the meantime, little Ekaterina Arkharova was more interested in painting. The girl attended art school and even showed remarkable abilities - teachers praised her still lifes, landscapes and sketches. But most of all, relatives and friends were amazed at how skillfully Katenka handled caricatures - they were always very accurate and funny. To this day, Arkharova admits that painting is not just a hobby for her, but a whole world.
In addition, Katya took piano lessons, so she can be called a well-rounded person.
Movies
The actress’s creative biography began in 1995. When Ekaterina Arkharova was still studying at the university, she made her big screen debut in Jerry Kahl's film “Youth of the Night.” The film touched on the most pressing issues of Italian teenagers - aimless existence at the expense of parents, addiction to alcohol and drugs, lack of clear life principles, prostitution, gambling, and so on. The actress played the role of Russian student Irina, who came to Italy to study at the university, but in order to survive, she was forced to earn money by dancing in nightclubs.
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Ekaterina Arkharova in the series “Don Mateo”
In 1997, a new film was released with the participation of Ekaterina Arkharova, which brought her fame. The drama “Accidental Mom” was about an Albanian girl, Bessa, who came to Italy to work and ended up in sexual slavery. It’s interesting that initially Catherine was not cast in the role of Bessa.
Director Sergio Martino rejected her because he did not associate a girl from a wealthy family with a victim of human traffickers. In addition, Arkharova behaved quite shyly during the auditions, since she was asked to demonstrate her abilities in tandem with such a star as Rafaella Carra.
Ekaterina Arkharova (shot from the series “Private Detective”)
However, the young actress was able to get a second audition, changed clothes and made up beyond recognition and got the role. The popularity of the film in Italy was such that the film was subsequently cut into small parts and shown on television as a mini-series.
After a wave of success, Ekaterina Arkharova starred in a large number of films in Italy, and her partners on the set were Ornella Muti, Raoul Bova, Terence Hill, Keanu Reeves and other famous stars. Moreover, if in the first two films she played under the name Katyusha Kopnina, then later she began to appear in the credits as Ekaterina Arkharova, taking her mother’s maiden name.
Dmitry Malikov - “Blackbird and White Stork”
In 2004, she met Dmitry Malikov, who came to Italy on vacation. The singer invited Arkharov to Moscow to participate in the filming of his video clip for the song “Blackbird and White Stork.” The actress liked the transformed Moscow so much that she immediately signed a contract with the capital's acting agency and began the Russian stage of her film career.
The debut at the Russian studio came in the detective television series “Private Detective,” in which Ekaterina Arkharova played Tatyana Volkova, independently conducting investigations in the provincial town of Tarasovo.
Ekaterina Arkharova and Alexander Inshakov (still from the film “The Maltese Cross”)
The actress remembers very warmly her work on the action-packed film “The Maltese Cross,” which was released at the end of 2008. First of all, she liked filming with such masters of Russian cinema as Alexander Inshakov, Yuri Solomin and Aleftina Evdokimova.
It is noteworthy that Ekaterina Arkharova always performs her own stunts in films, and since 2008 she has been a member of the Russian Stuntmen Association. Later, the performer’s repertoire included the series “The Odyssey of Detective Gurov”, “Wanted”, “Bones”, “Lawyer-9”. But everywhere Arkharova appeared only in minor and episodic roles.
Career in Italy
Few people know that Ekaterina Arkharova, Basharov’s wife, had a fairly successful acting career in Italy. At the age of 14, she had to move to this country with her family, so by the age of 17, when she had to decide on a profession, Arkharova knew Italian perfectly. The girl did not listen to her parents' advice, abandoned her lawyer's career and went straight to the National Cinema School in Rome. For Italian cinema, Arkharova’s appearance (the actress is a blue-eyed blonde) was quite exotic, so it was difficult to refuse the Russian girl. And in her third year, Ekaterina was offered the first role in her life: in the Italian film “Youth of the Night,” Katya played a Russian girl, Irina, who overcomes life’s difficulties in an unfamiliar city and goes towards her goal.
Then, in the film “Random Mother,” Arkharova gets the no less dramatic role of an Arab woman who became a victim of human traffickers. After this work, Catherine, as they say, “woke up famous.”
Personal life
In 2014, Arkharova met TV presenter and actor Marat Basharov, whom she married on the last day of May of that year. But the couple did not stay together for long and did not have time to have children - they broke up in the fall after Marat severely beat his wife, causing severe head injuries.
Marat Basharov and Ekaterina Arkharova got married in Moscow: https://www.star-town.ru/life/1-rus/2492-marat.html
Published City of Stars Sunday, June 1, 2014
Wedding of Ekaterina Arkharova and Marat Basharov
The scandal between the spouses was widely covered in the domestic press. Basharov twice apologized to his beaten wife in front of television viewers. Marat made a speech on Andrei Malakhov’s program and in the New Year’s entertainment program “Just the same.” However, the man did not stop asserting that the actress “is also wrong.”
In the winter after the incident, Arkharova shared good news with the press: the woman said that she was getting a divorce and would become free from her tyrant husband. However, rumors appeared in the press that the artist secretly withdrew the application and did not come to the registry office to file for divorce. The divorce proceedings officially ended in March 2020.
Marat Basharov and Ekaterina Arkharova officially divorced on March 18 in the magistrate's court district No. 330 of the Babushkinsky district...
Published 7 Days Friday, March 20, 2020
Ekaterina Arkharova and Marat Basharov
After breaking up with Basharov, Arkharova was seen several times with her previous boyfriend Alexei Vorobyov, in particular at the premiere of his film “Rise and Fight,” but then the actress began a serious affair with French businessman Asif, who had been waiting for about 3 years her disposition towards herself.
In the summer of 2020, the actress was seen again, after a long break, accompanied by a man. Ekaterina Arkharova came to the Bridge Of Arts film festival together with the Russian-Polish actor Pavel Delong. In the photos taken by the paparazzi, the actors are holding hands and look in love and happy.
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Ekaterina Arkharova and Pavel Delong
According to journalists, Ekaterina and Pavel met exactly a year before, at the previous Bridge Of Arts festival. DeLong courted the actress, but she did not reciprocate the man’s feelings, and after the family drama she became completely withdrawn and began to avoid men. Nevertheless, Paul continued his courtship and won Catherine’s favor.
Despite the happiness in her new relationship, the actress continued to rarely appear in public. In November 2020, Ekaterina attended the show of Anastasia Zadorina’s new collection, delighting fans with her appearance. Journalists noted that the artist began to look great again, and some fashion publications recognized Arkharov as the star of the evening.
Soon, photographs of the performer on vacation in Dubai appeared on the Internet, in which Ekaterina appeared in a swimsuit. Fans agreed that she can give a head start to her young colleagues, since her figure looks like in her youth. With a height of 174 cm, Arkharova’s weight does not exceed 53 kg.
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Ekaterina Arkharova
In May 2020, the actress participated in a charity evening in support of the Wheelchair Dance Sports Federation, which traditionally accompanies the Dance Club Awards. The award ceremony was held for the 12th time.
In 2020, the actress appeared at the closing ceremony of the Kinotavr festival with a mysterious suitor. Catherine also posted photographs of the man on Instagram, but then did not reveal her companion, and answered fans’ questions that he was a “friend of the heart.”
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Wedding of Ekaterina Arkharova and Artem Ilyasov
On August 30, 2020, Ekaterina Arkharova got married for the second time. The chosen one was businessman Artem Ilyasov. Before the wedding, the couple dated for about a year. Artem is the manager of a Moscow fish restaurant. This is Ilyasov’s first marriage.
The actress’s Instagram page is not verified, but her account header, written in English, contains her contacts. Posts related to the performer’s personal life appear on the profile. At the beginning of 2020, Ekaterina addressed her subscribers, calling on those who were concerned to participate in the search for her missing husband.
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Ekaterina Arkharova and Artem Ilyasov
At the end of January, Arkharova and Ilyasov were relaxing in a restaurant. Suddenly, in the middle of the evening, the man disappeared from the hall, his phone did not answer calls. Ekaterina filed a statement with the police. Later it turned out that Artem had gone with his friends to nature. He had no way to recharge his phone.
In April, at the closing of the Moscow International Film Festival, the actress appeared on the red carpet with her husband. In the photo, Ekaterina showed off her rounded belly, thereby confirming the already circulating rumors that she was pregnant. In an interview, the singer stated that she was expecting a child. The future parents started renovating their Moscow apartment, but they spend most of their time in Tuscany. Arkharova plans to give birth in Italy; her husband will not be present at the birth.
Personal life of Ekaterina Arkharova
Until 2014, nothing was known about the actress’s romantic relationships with the opposite sex. If she had boyfriends, Katya carefully hid them both in Russia and in Italy. And in 2014, a sensation happened - Arkharova tied the knot with the successful and beloved M. Basharov.
The future spouses met in March of the same year, and in May they already got married. Feelings flared up among the young people at first sight and Marat invited Catherine to become his wife after just a few hours of communication.
However, love based on passion did not become a strong foundation for a relationship. The happy family life lasted only four months. And then shocking information appeared - because of Basharov, Arkharov fell into a coma. The drunken actor brutally beat his wife, breaking her nose and causing multiple bruises all over her body. In addition, the woman was diagnosed with a concussion. The official divorce took place in the spring of 2020.
Ekaterina Arkharova now
After a short break in Russian filmography in 2020, the actress appeared in the film “Teachers”, where she played a minor role. The main characters of the story: a father, a wealthy entrepreneur, and his two daughters, the youngest of whom chose to work at school, and the eldest is developing a career in business. The main characters on the screen were performed by Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Irina Starshenbaum, Anna Kotova-Deryabina.
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Ekaterina Arkharova
Arkharova also took part in the filming of the spy detective story “The Lighthouse Keeper,” where she appeared together with Yegor Beroev and Maxim Drozd. And in the melodrama “Filatov” her partners were Uncle Emmanuel Vitorgan and Fyodor Bondarchuk.
An excerpt characterizing Arkharov, Ekaterina Vladimirovna
Historians, answering this question, describe to us the actions and speeches of several dozen people in one of the buildings in the city of Paris, calling these actions and speeches the word revolution; then they give a detailed biography of Napoleon and some people sympathetic and hostile to him, talk about the influence of some of these people on others and say: this is why this movement occurred, and these are its laws. But the human mind not only refuses to believe in this explanation, but directly says that the method of explanation is not correct, because with this explanation the weakest phenomenon is taken as the cause of the strongest. The sum of human arbitrariness made both the revolution and Napoleon, and only the sum of these arbitrarinesses tolerated them and destroyed them. “But whenever there have been conquests, there have been conquerors; every time there were revolutions in the state, there were great people,” says history. Indeed, whenever conquerors appeared, there were wars, the human mind answers, but this does not prove that conquerors were the causes of wars and that it was possible to find the laws of war in the personal activity of one person. Every time, when I look at my watch, I see that the hand has approached ten, I hear that the gospel begins in the neighboring church, but from the fact that every time the hand comes to ten o’clock when the gospel begins, I I have no right to conclude that the position of the arrow is the reason for the movement of the bells. Every time I see a steam locomotive moving, I hear the sound of a whistle, I see the opening of a valve and the movement of the wheels; but from this I have no right to conclude that the whistle and movement of the wheels are the causes of the movement of the locomotive. The peasants say that a cold wind blows in late spring because the oak bud is unfurling, and indeed, every spring a cold wind blows when the oak tree is unfurling. But although the reason for the cold wind blowing when the oak tree unfurls is unknown to me, I cannot agree with the peasants that the cause of the cold wind is the unfurling of the oak bud, only because the force of the wind is beyond the influence of the bud. I see only the coincidence of those conditions that exist in every life phenomenon, and I see that, no matter how much and in what detail I observe the hand of a clock, the valve and wheels of a locomotive and the bud of an oak tree, I do not recognize the reason for the bell, the movement of the locomotive and the spring wind . To do this, I must completely change my point of observation and study the laws of the movement of steam, bells and wind. History should do the same. And attempts to do this have already been made. To study the laws of history, we must completely change the subject of observation, leave kings, ministers and generals alone, and study the homogeneous, infinitesimal elements that lead the masses. No one can say how much it is possible for a person to achieve an understanding of the laws of history through this way; but it is obvious that on this path only lies the possibility of grasping historical laws and that on this path the human mind has not yet put one millionth of the effort that historians have put into describing the acts of various kings, generals and ministers and in presenting their considerations on the occasion of these acts . The forces of twelve languages of Europe rushed into Russia. The Russian army and population retreat, avoiding a collision, to Smolensk and from Smolensk to Borodino. The French army, with ever-increasing speed, rushes towards Moscow, towards the goal of its movement. The strength of its swiftness, approaching the target, increases, just as the speed of a falling body increases as it approaches the ground. A thousand miles away is a hungry, hostile country; There are dozens of miles ahead, separating us from the goal. Every soldier of the Napoleonic army feels this, and the invasion is approaching by itself, by sheer force of swiftness. In the Russian army, as they retreat, the spirit of bitterness against the enemy flares up more and more: retreating back, it concentrates and grows. There is a clash near Borodino. Neither one nor the other army disintegrates, but the Russian army immediately after the collision retreats just as necessarily as a ball necessarily rolls back when it collides with another ball rushing towards it with greater speed; and just as inevitably (although having lost all its strength in the collision) the rapidly scattering ball of invasion rolls over some more space. The Russians retreat one hundred and twenty versts - beyond Moscow, the French reach Moscow and stop there. For five weeks after this there is not a single battle. The French don't move. Like a mortally wounded animal, which, bleeding, licks its wounds, they remain in Moscow for five weeks, doing nothing, and suddenly, without any new reason, they run back: they rush to the Kaluga road (and after the victory, since again the battlefield remained behind them near Maloyaroslavets), without engaging in a single serious battle, they ran even faster back to Smolensk, beyond Smolensk, beyond Vilna, beyond the Berezina and beyond.
